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Bereavement: Damages

Asked by Vikki SladeLiberal DemocratMinistry of JusticeTabled Answered 20 June 2025UIN 60667

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps her Department is taking to review the system for bereavement damages.

Answered by Sarah Sackman

The Government is working to deliver a major series of reforms to the civil justice system and while the issue of bereavement damages is being kept under review, there are no immediate plans to undertake a formal review of this issue.

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